Anti-NATO firebrand George Galloway wins UK byelection,campaigning on Gaza

Anti-NATO firebrand George Galloway wins UK byelection,campaigning on Gaza

His victory was described as “beyond alarming” by PM Rishi Sunak,who warned British democracy was being targeted by extremists.

  • byPan Pylas

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Britain slides into recession,dragging down Sunak’s election hopes

Britain slides into recession,dragging down Sunak’s election hopes

The Conservative Party has dominated politics for decades with a reputation for economic competence. But polls now show Labour is more trusted with the economy.

  • byRob Harris
Sinn Féin leader finally sworn in to head Northern Ireland’s government

Sinn Féin leader finally sworn in to head Northern Ireland’s government

Michelle O’Neill,from the Sinn Féin party that is committed to Irish reunification,has been elected as first minister of Northern Ireland.

  • byRob Harris
The fasting PM:Rishi Sunak doesn’t eat from Sunday ’til Tuesday

The fasting PM:Rishi Sunak doesn’t eat from Sunday ’til Tuesday

Thatcher slept for four hours a night. Churchill indulged with champagne and whisky. But the 21st century version of a Conservative PM is far more health and wellness focused.

  • byRob Harris
Has Europe finally found a solution to its migration crisis?
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Refugees

Has Europe finally found a solution to its migration crisis?

Politicians are under intense pressure to impose hardline policies to deal with a rising tide of boat arrivals as European voters swing to the right.

  • byLatika Bourke
Minister says sons ran up $21k bill on parliamentary iPad on holiday,not him

Minister says sons ran up $21k bill on parliamentary iPad on holiday,not him

The Scottish health secretary’s claim he was unaware his sons were watching football has been ridiculed after it emerged he has been a VIP guest at Celtic multiple times.

  • bySimon Johnson
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Sunak sends officials to Rwanda to support deportations,as party revolt builds

Sunak sends officials to Rwanda to support deportations,as party revolt builds

The British plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda had been hampered by a supreme court ruling,but Britain’s prime minister says he has a solution that will placate his party.

  • byWill Hazell andDominic Penna
‘Unlawful’:Supreme Court rules against UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

‘Unlawful’:Supreme Court rules against UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the British government’s scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as part of an Australian-style immigration policy is unlawful.

  • byMichael Holden andSam Tobin
After being fired,Suella Braverman accuses Rishi Sunak of being a ‘weak,uncertain’ leader

After being fired,Suella Braverman accuses Rishi Sunak of being a ‘weak,uncertain’ leader

In a resignation letter she published,Braverman said Sunak had “manifestly and repeatedly failed to deliver” on key pledges and alleged that he “never had any intention” of keeping them.

  • byJill Lawless
Cameron’s return to politics a surprise but not bad news for Australia
Analysis
UK

Cameron’s return to politics a surprise but not bad news for Australia

Former leader David Cameron’s appointment as UK foreign secretary after seven years in the political wilderness says one of two things about the current state of Britain’s Conservative government.

  • byRob Harris
Bringing David Cameron back is a gamble with an uncertain pay-off
Analysis
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Bringing David Cameron back is a gamble with an uncertain pay-off

For many,Cameron’s harsh austerity economics and his fateful decision to hold the Brexit vote remain the landmarks of his time in power:So why did Rishi Sunak bring him back in politics?

  • bySyliva Hui